Concept information
Preferred term
346Dramatic irony
Broader concept
Scope note
- Dramaturgic technique presenting the dramatis personae ignoring current or future situations other characters and/or the audience are aware of. As a result, their words take on a different—often contradictory—meaning for those who know the truth. The character acts in a way that the spectators know is erroneous for the specific circumstances or expects the opposite of what is fated to happen.
Source
- Abrams 2005
- Colebrook 2004
Contributor
- Katsiadakis Helen (AA)
Creator
- Goulis Helen (AA)
Notation
- 346
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URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/346
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